Bloomberg Distressed airline PT Garuda Indonesia may stop selling first class tickets as it focuses on flying local. The state-owned carrier will concentrate on business, premium economy and economy seats because it is more suitable for the market, State Enterprises Minister Erick Thohir said. He reiterated that Garuda will stop most international routes to cut costs, except for a …

Bloomberg UK retail sales fell at the sharpest pace in eight months in August as a worsening cost-of-living crisis and plunging confidence forced consumers to cut back on spending. The 1.6% drop was more than three times the decline predicted by economists and reflects the squeeze on households from soaring energy bills and inflation near a 40-year high. All retail …

Bloomberg SAS AB Chief Executive Officer Anko van der Werff said he’s confident the Scandinavian airline will emerge successfully from a Chapter 11 restructuring after winning clearance for a $700 million financing package and seeing a rebound in its own performance. Approval for the Apollo Global Management funding from a US bankruptcy judge is “the biggest and most important news” …